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Costume Parisien 1807, (799)

Print

Fashion plate depicting the back view of a woman in a white dress with short, puffed sleeves and a jagged design at the hem. A pink tasseled cord is tied at her back, possibly attached to her neck warmer. On her head, a pale blue capote with a long brim, trimmed in lace. She wears long, tan gloves and carried a yellow shawl with a white and red striped border.

2022.35.0250

Colored Engraving

Paper

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

Fashion Plate

Historic Costume

Journal des Dames et des Modes

1807

19th Century

Early 19th Century

1807. Costume Parisien. (799). / Capote de Marcelline. Bouffante en Laine.

French

Old Number

2004.067

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